The potential of micro-CT for dating post-cranial bone fractures: a macroscopic, radiographic, and microtomography study of fractures of known post-traumatic ages
| Autor: | Carmelo Messina, Massimo Montisci, Alessia Viero, Cristina Cattaneo, Annalisa Cappella, Lucie Biehler-Gomez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Rib Fractures Radiography Bone healing 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine Gross examination 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine Micro ct Forensic Pathology Histological examination Wound Healing business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry X-Ray Microtomography Middle Aged Microcomputed tomography 0104 chemical sciences Conventional radiography Cranial bone Female Autopsy Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Legal Medicine. 135:1913-1921 |
| ISSN: | 1437-1596 0937-9827 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00414-021-02582-3 |
| Popis: | The estimation of the post-traumatic survival time (PTST) in case of bone injuries remains a tricky issue in the forensic field, especially when dealing with dry bones. Newer high-resolution imaging, and in particular microcomputed tomography (micro-CT), has the potential to significantly improve our abilities to interpret antemortem and perimortem lesions and accurately date fractures in a less destructive analysis. In this paper, nine costal fractures of known post-traumatic ages were analyzed through gross examination, conventional radiography, and microcomputed tomography, in order to test the potential of microcomputed tomography for dating fractures. As a result, microcomputed tomography provided images of high quality and definition and allowed the observation of the internal microarchitecture of the fractures and calluses. While microcomputed tomography cannot substitute histological examination for the estimation of the post-traumatic survival time, it constitutes a potent and helpful complementary tool for the analysis of bone trauma. |
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